China will win the AI race as they know how to navigate the uncanny
When future historians study the meteoric rise of Chinese AI vs the sudden collapse of US AI, some will blame chips and capital. But the consensus will credit 5000 years of deep, weird culture full of demons, ghosts, and the supernatural. China knows how to navigate the uncanny.
AI sounds the same as 愛 (love) in Mandarin.
SI sounds the same as 死 (death) in Mandarin.